Four die as fire breaks out at Iran's Evin prison
Oct 17, 2022, at 02:48 am
Tehran: At least four people were killed and 61 others were hurt as fire broke out at Evin prison in northern Tehran of Iran on Sunday, local media reports said.
Afghanistan: Road mishap leaves two religious scholars dead
Oct 17, 2022, at 01:54 am
Kabul: A road mishap in Afghanistan's Jawzjan-Balkh highway left three people, including two religious scholars, dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Oct 16, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Mexico City: An unidentified gunman killed at least 12 people and injured three others after he opened fire in a bar in Mexico on Saturday, media reports said.
Iran: Fire breaks out at Evin prison, four die
Oct 16, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Tehran: A major fire broke out at Iran's Evin prison which left at least four people dead and 61 others injured, media reports said.
Xi Jinping says China will create policies to increase birth rate in face of ageing population
Oct 16, 2022, at 06:54 pm
Worried about its ageing population and its negative impact on the country's economic development, China will come up with policies to boost the birth rate, media reports said.
China Communist Party Congress: Xi defends 'Zero-Covid' policy; condemns 'interference' in Taiwan
Oct 16, 2022, at 03:52 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping heaped praises on the Communist Party's rule as he opened the five-yearly Congress attended by selected delegates who are likely to affirm his third term as the party's chief, media reports said.
Eight injured in Iran's Evin prison fire
Oct 16, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Tehran/UNI: At least eight people were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Turkey: 40 people die as explosion rock coal mine
Oct 15, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Ankara: As many as 40 people have died due to an explosion which rocked a coal mine in Turkey on Friday, media reports said.
China not excluding use of force to resolve Taiwan issue
Oct 15, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Beijing: China does not exclude the use of force to resolve the Taiwan issue, but only against the supporters of the island’s independence and interfering forces from third countries, Sun Yeli, a spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Six people suffer burn injuries while attempting to repair leakage gas line in Dhaka
Oct 15, 2022, at 10:28 pm
Dhaka: At least six people suffered burn injuries while they attempted to repair a leaking gas line in the Jurain area of Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, media reports said on Saturday.
Oct 15, 2022, at 10:12 pm
The Pakistan government will summon US Ambassador Donald Blome for an official demarche on US President Joe Biden’s remarks on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Woman commits suicide before Taliban stones her to death for running away from home
Oct 15, 2022, at 08:38 pm
Ghor: A woman in Afghanistan's Ghor province committed suicide before being stoned to death by the Taliban forces for running away from home, an episode showing the persecution faced by women in the South Asian country.
Türkiye: Concern mounts over human rights implications of ‘disinformation bill’
Oct 15, 2022, at 06:03 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed growing concern on Friday over the adoption by Turkiye’s Parliament of a package of amendments to various laws “that risk curtailing freedom of expression” in the country.
Pakistan one of the most dangerous nations: US President Joe Biden
Oct 15, 2022, at 05:54 pm
Washington/UNI/IBNS: US President Joe Biden has called Pakistan one of the most dangerous nations in the world.
Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres
Oct 15, 2022, at 05:47 pm
New York: In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization stressed on Friday, ahead of World Food Day, the need to “harness the power of solidarity and collective action” to build a sustainable world with enough to eat for everyone.
‘Catastrophic’ hunger recorded in Haiti for first time, UN warns
Oct 15, 2022, at 05:38 pm
New York: An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public services, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
Pakistan: Ex-Balochistan High Court chief justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai shot dead outside mosque
Oct 15, 2022, at 03:12 pm
Kharan: Unidentified gunmen on Friday shot dead ex-Balochistan High Court chief justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai outside a mosque in Pakistan's Kharan area, media reports said.
Turkey: Explosion rocks coal mine in Bartin, 22 die
Oct 15, 2022, at 02:40 pm
At least 22 people died as an explosion rocked a coal mine in Turkey's Bartın on Friday evening, media reports said.
UK: Truss in muddy water still Sunak may not get a chance
Oct 15, 2022, at 02:24 pm
London: Liz Truss is facing a backlash from Conservative MPs after firing her chancellor and announcing a second U-turn on a major economic policy.
Climate activists throw tomato soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflower' painting in London
Oct 15, 2022, at 02:57 am
Two anti-fossil fuel activists threw tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece 'Sunflowers' at the National Gallery in London on Friday.
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:30 am
Swat: Former chairman Senate Senator Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned the recent attack on a school van in Swat and asked if the state was waiting for a repeat of APS tragedy.
Pakistan: Peshawar airport watch tower attacked
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:23 am
Peshawar: Unidentified people attacked a watch tower constructed for the security of the funnel area of the Bacha Khan International Airport on Tuesday, media reports said on Friday.
UK Chancellor of Exchequer Kwarteng announces resignation
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:09 am
London/IBNS: UK Chancellor of Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday announced his resignation.
Nigeria says Beijing has held off its pledged financing for two railway projects
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:08 am
Abuja: China is yet to release financing for two major railway projects in Nigeria, media reports said, an issue that has a potential to cause different between two nations.
World Food Day: Another year of global record hunger looms amid food and climate crisis
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:56 pm
New York: The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening levels of acute food insecurity, The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday.
Organic Fertilizer Import: China misleads Sri Lanka
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Colombo: The issue of importing organic fertilizer has dented the relationship between China and Sri Lanka and now the matter has taken a completely new turn.
Yemen: End of nationwide truce heralds ‘heightened risk of war’, Security Council hears
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: New uncertainty and “a heightened risk of war” now prevails across Yemen, following the end of a long truce which brought significant dividends, the UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday.
Pakistan: Remittances touch four-month low figure in September
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis slowed down to a four-month low at $2.44 billion in September, media reports said on Friday.
SGR loans default: China fines Kenya Sh1.31bn
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Nairobi/Beijing: Kenya defaulted on repayment of the Chinese loans, forcing Chinese banks to fine Sh1.312 billion in the year ended June for loan defaults.
Disaster risk reduction: Only half the world equipped with adequate early warning systems
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:34 pm
A new report from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published on Thursday, warns that half of the world’s countries are not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems.